I was sitting at the kitchen table trying to write this tune. The first lyric was easy, 'Rock, rock, rock everybody!' Then I wrote 'Stomp, stomp, stomp everybody!' But it didn't fit. I then wrote in, 'Rock, roll, roll everybody!' It sounded better, I liked the two R's sound of rock and roll. The rest is history!
Bill Haley

See you later, alligator. After a while, crocodile.
Bill Haley

She was so small she could make mamba in a telephone booth.
Bill Haley

The music is the main thing and it's just as easy to write acceptable words.
Bill Haley

The road can be hard on a kid if he's not careful.
Bill Haley

We steer completely clear of anything suggestive.
Bill Haley

We take a lot of care with lyrics because we don't want to offend anybody.
Bill Haley